AU2006200782B8 - Methods and apparatus for pitch control power conversion - Google Patents

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AU2006200782B8
AU2006200782B8 AU2006200782A AU2006200782A AU2006200782B8 AU 2006200782 B8 AU2006200782 B8 AU 2006200782B8 AU 2006200782 A AU2006200782 A AU 2006200782A AU 2006200782 A AU2006200782 A AU 2006200782A AU 2006200782 B8 AU2006200782 B8 AU 2006200782B8
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Howard Ross Edmunds
Cyrus David Harbourt
Jeffrey Alan Melius
Amy Marlene Ridenour
David Gerard Wanner Jr.
Andrew Scott Wilkinson
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03—MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F03D—WIND MOTORS
    • F03D7/00—Controlling wind motors 
    • F03D7/02—Controlling wind motors  the wind motors having rotation axis substantially parallel to the air flow entering the rotor
    • F03D7/022—Adjusting aerodynamic properties of the blades
    • F03D7/0224—Adjusting blade pitch
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05—INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05B—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
    • F05B2260/00—Function
    • F05B2260/70—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades
    • F05B2260/76—Adjusting of angle of incidence or attack of rotating blades the adjusting mechanism using auxiliary power sources
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E10/00—Energy generation through renewable energy sources
    • Y02E10/70—Wind energy
    • Y02E10/72—Wind turbines with rotation axis in wind direction

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ES2541129T3 (es) 2015-07-16
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CA2538578A1 (en) 2006-09-15
DK1707807T3 (en) 2015-07-06
CN1835382B (zh) 2012-11-28
EP1707807B1 (en) 2015-05-13
US20060208493A1 (en) 2006-09-21
CN1835382A (zh) 2006-09-20
EP1707807A1 (en) 2006-10-04
US7126236B2 (en) 2006-10-24
BRPI0600894A (pt) 2007-02-21
CA2538578C (en) 2015-06-23

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